Internet scams include computer software purchase scams, work-from-home programs, loan application fees, and credit card applications.

1. Computer software purchase scam

You bought a computer software online that was much cheaper than other stores. When you downloaded the software, the scammer Viruses are downloaded to you, steal information from your computer, and then use this information to commit crimes online.

2. Work from home plan

Many women hope to find a balance between family and career. Working from home is of course the perfect solution. This type of scam is carefully designed to target this mentality.

The most common form is to receive an email from a headhunting company, saying that it can help you find a job at home. Not only is the work easy, but you can earn more than $1,000 a week. Just pay them about $100 for the materials and they will provide you with a variety of work options for working from home. Once you send the money, you will either get no news or you will receive a pile of waste paper asking you to participate in a pyramid scheme.

3. Loan application fee

Some people online offer house or car loans with very low interest rates, and the application conditions are also quite loose. They say that as long as you pay a loan application fee, you are guaranteed to be approved. You take out a loan. As a result, after the application fee was collected, there was no further news. This type of scam uses low-interest loans as bait in order to defraud application fees.

4. Credit card application

Some people have difficulty applying for a credit card because of their poor credit history. This type of scam is aimed at this consumer, claiming to provide them with a credit card with "no credit check". As long as the applicant pays an application fee, the credit card is guaranteed to be issued to him. As a result, the applicant still could not get the credit card after paying the application fee. This is a scam designed to defraud credit card application fees.

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Internet fraud prevention skills:

1. Use a search engine to search for the company or online store and check the phone number, address, and contact information Whether the content of the identity card, business license and other documents are consistent, and verify the authenticity of the website. The homepage of regular websites has a "red shield" icon and an "ICP" number, which appear in the form of text links. ?

2. Check whether the company's office address is stated on the website. If so, you may wish to negotiate with someone from the company to express that you are very close to the address and can pay directly to the company. If the other party uses various excuses to shirk and obstruct, it proves that it is a trap. ?

3. When shopping online, it is best to go to websites run by companies with a good reputation in real life or large, well-known shopping websites with credit systems and security guarantees to purchase the items you need. ?

4. Don’t be fooled by the low-priced products on some websites. These are often baits set by criminal suspects.